Diploma-Qualified Educators

Highton Child Care & Development Centre is a small centre with a big heart, that aims to provide each child with a caring, safe, secure, and nurturing environment in which they can grow and shine.

HCCDC is a family-owned and operated centre, celebrating our 29th year of caring for children in 2025. We are open from 7am-6pm (Monday – Friday) and offer long day care from 16 weeks of age until schooling, including Government-funded 3-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old Kindergarten programs.

The Role and Staff Benefits:

We are looking for qualified, motivated, and dedicated educators to join our team of staff. We are looking to hire experienced educators who are passionate about this industry to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with the children, their families, and the wider centre community (including your peers). Within your new role at HCCDC, you will be intrinsically motivated to guide and facilitate children’s early years education, whilst developing and utilising your ever-growing knowledge as your professional career flourishes.

We offer generous discounts for staff with children in care, paid First Aid training, and access to a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities throughout the year.

Educators will undertake the following tasks, commensurate with skills and experience:

Be responsible to management, in partnership with the Educational Leader, Early Childhood Teachers, and Room Leader for planning and delivering developmentally appropriate programs for the children in the group/s in which they are working.

Assist in the planning and implementation, in consultation with the Early Childhood Teachers, Room Leaders , Parents and other Educators, of culturally rich and welcoming learning environments and activities which are appropriate to the developmental needs and interests of all children, including the provision of an accessible and inclusive program.

Assist in ensuring the program operates within the requirements of the Regulations, the Act, the Quality Improvement Plan and policies and procedures of the service.

Be actively involved in the development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Plan of the service

Where appropriately skilled, be the Team Leader / Room Leader / Supervising Educator and direct the care activities of specific age groups / rooms.

Assist in the orientation of new families to the service, and maintain positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with families and members of the local community.

Assist in the provision of a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment.

Work with all staff to ensure that children are adequately supervised and cared for at all times.

Successful Applicants:

We are looking for applicants that are passionate about working in early years education, and watching children flourish within centre-given care. Successful applicants for this role will be dedicated, self-motivated individuals who are able to work independently (within the scope of their role), as well as a member of our team. They will have excellent inter- and intrapersonal skills, and act with honesty, integrity, kindness and respect towards the children and their families, as well as colleagues and management within their role. Successful applicants for this role will also be committed to upholding the high quality of care that we currently provide, with specific regard to our values, policies, and operating procedures.

Role Requirements & Essential Qualifications:

Diploma of Children’s Services and/or Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood)

Current Working With Children Check

Current Police Check

Current First Aid, CRP, Asthma and Anaphylaxis Certificates (HLTAID00 – HLTAID012, or equivalent)

Excellent Knowledge and Demonstrated Competency of the EYLF and the NQS

Willingness to Learn and Undertake relevant PD

Passion for the Early Childhood Industry

Applications:

Please express your interest in these positions by sending your current resume and cover letter to our Director, Madge (email address above or 5244 0041).